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Cacator posted:Aladdin made a billion dollars. Also its lead actor hasn't gotten any notable work since I remember feeling extremely bad for Dev Patel where only a couple of years after his award winning debut on Slumdog Millionaire (issues with that movie aside) he said in some interview that he was only getting offered roles as either cab drivers or terrorists. And then he did The Last Airbender, clearly because it was the only thing he was offered that WASN’T that. Hopefully Green Knight gives him the boost he needs.
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Now that I have more timegalagazombie posted:replaced every instance of the word jihad with "crusade". The book uses both and the movie did not replace the word jihad. If you really want jihad in your trailer I guess I would understand that point but I imagine testing would ruin that and trailers are all about putting butts in seats not making political statements. I'm not saying that's right, just that that's the nature of advertising. galagazombie posted:They've made all the costumes super bland I'm sorry this movie is set 25,000 years from now and you want them to dress like muslims do today? galagazombie posted:Muslims in Space is one of the big things that makes the book so unique and interesting so it's disheartening that they apparently threw it all out. I personally hate straight allegory so I'm going to have to disagree with that. Herbert used Islamic culture and the situation with OPEC at the time as inspiration but created an entirely new society, not just Muslims in Space. Fremen are descendents of Zensunni Wanderers but didn't come from Earth, they migrated from other planets. galagazombie posted:Like it would have been the perfect opportunity to get a bunch of actors of Middle Eastern descent some exposure. The cast seems pretty diverse. A lot goes into casting and I wouldn't have minded at all if someone like Dev Patel was cast in this. For all we knew he had a conflict but to flush the movie because they don't have enough Middle Eastern actors in it seems a bit of a reach. galagazombie posted:Like when's the last time you saw a big Blockbuster have an Arab or Iranian etc. actor (whose heritage wasn't hidden by the movie) in a front and center role that wasn't "terrorist leader" or similar? Rami Malek is in the next Bond
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kiimo posted:Rami Malek is in the next Bond Probably a bad example since he's extremely playing a terrorist
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Explain the difference between terrorist and international criminal mastermind?
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Hakkesshu posted:Probably a bad example since he's extremely playing a terrorist Perhaps in the strictest sense of the word but Malek very specifically only took the part on the condition that he wouldn’t be a religiously driven terrorist. Besides, as much as EON denies it, it’s screamingly obvious that he’s actually playing Dr. No.
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kiimo posted:The cast seems pretty diverse. A lot goes into casting and I wouldn't have minded at all if someone like Dev Patel was cast in this. For all we knew he had a conflict but to flush the movie because they don't have enough Middle Eastern actors in it seems a bit of a reach. I think it's worth pointing out that BR2049, a film with a heavily inspired East Asian aesthetic, has no East Asian actors in its cast, while Dune has no Middle Eastern actors in its cast despite the Middle Eastern inspirations behind it. And yet BR has a Palestinian actress and Dune has a Taiwanese actor so it's a little bit of an odd oversight imo.
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David Dastmalchian is Iranian, just in case nobody knew that. Of course he plays a Harkonnen so I'm not sure how much that helps!
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No shade to Javier Bardem, but Stilgar seemed like a role that really could’ve/should’ve gone to a MENA actor (Chani as well). I’m sure he’ll be great because he’s always great, but that seems like a missed opportunity to me.
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Isn't batista Filipino? (re: br2049 not dune, forgot he is in this as well)
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Cacator posted:Aladdin made a billion dollars. Also its lead actor hasn't gotten any notable work since If you watched the show Reprisal you would understand why. Holy poo poo he is so bad in it. Some of the line reads seem like they are from a high school play
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There's rumors he's cast as the live-action version of Ezra from Star Wars Rebels now. That character is super wooden so it'd fit, at least.
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Cacator posted:BR2049, a film with a heavily inspired East Asian aesthetic, Uhhh…capitalist hellscape is an “East Asian aesthetic” now?
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MLSM posted:Uhhh…capitalist hellscape is an “East Asian aesthetic” now? Have you seen the original Blade Runner?
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Cacator posted:Have you seen the original Blade Runner? We’re discussing BR2049.
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There's Japanese text all over the city.
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MLSM posted:Uhhh…capitalist hellscape is an “East Asian aesthetic” now?  edit: There's even a karaoke sign in this picture
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Spermando posted:There's Japanese text all over the city. Not just Japanese but also Korean, Chinese, Hindi... The DNA matching machine gizmo even speaks Japanese. Ridley Scott based LA on Hong Kong and American anxiety over Japan is everywhere in the original film and there's no reason to think that didn't carry over in sequel.
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Cacator posted:Not just Japanese but also Korean, Chinese, Hindi... The DNA matching machine gizmo even speaks Japanese. I love that 2049 just runs with the idea that the soviet union is still around, nice retro-future touch
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DetoxP posted:
Okay I haven’t seen the movie since 2018 or so. I mostly had the orange Vegas in my head. Apologies.
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Cacator posted:Aladdin made a billion dollars. For some reason this doesn't stick in my head so I'm always blown away when I read it.
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Groovelord Neato posted:For some reason this doesn't stick in my head so I'm always blown away when I read it. Alice in Wonderland does that to me, but then I remember it kinda coasted off of Avatar's 3D success.
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Groovelord Neato posted:For some reason this doesn't stick in my head so I'm always blown away when I read it. yeah i had entirely forgotten that there was a live remake, it took seeing will smith on a poster i googled up to jog my memory
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i love that 2049 just runs with the retro-future where the soviet union still exists
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The Soviet Union is like the biggest albatross hanging around the neck of science fiction. It’s not like other countries where no matter how the government changes or what revolution happens the name stays the same. It’s like if a story constantly talked about the “French Second Empire” instead of “France”. It’s so weird how something that seemed so sure to stick around vanished overnight.
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No one ever talks about the Netherlands Antilles. 
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B-Rock452 posted:If you watched the show Reprisal you would understand why. Holy poo poo he is so bad in it. Some of the line reads seem like they are from a high school play I thought I was the only one who saw that awful show. He was just terrible.
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galagazombie posted:The Soviet Union is like the biggest albatross hanging around the neck of science fiction. It’s not like other countries where no matter how the government changes or what revolution happens the name stays the same. It’s like if a story constantly talked about the “French Second Empire” instead of “France”. It’s so weird how something that seemed so sure to stick around vanished overnight. I'm reading a scifi novel right now that takes place in the 2090s, and there's all kinds of material and social changes like CRISPR, AI, gig economy and social media, gender expression, etc. So I can see that as a possible future. But also, the geopolitical situation is almost exactly the same as now. It's pretty much the US, China, and India (Russia isnt mentioned at all iirc, wich tbf is weird), and of course there's an antagonist in the middle east that the US wants to invade. A hundred years ago, the middle east, america, russia, china, they were very different than they are now. technology, and social mores, everything was extremely different, so why did only some change in the book? tbh It feels like it was written to take place in like the 2030s, but was changed to 2090s at the last moment for some reason
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:i love that 2049 just runs with the retro-future where the soviet union still exists I love that you run with the retro-future where somebody else didn't say this very thing like three posts before you
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ALFbrot posted:I love that you run with the retro-future where somebody else didn't say this very thing like three posts before you Actually, it's the retro-future where the same person said it which makes it a lot funnier
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don't post late at night folks  edit; or early in the morning, or ever for that matter
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BeanpolePeckerwood posted:don't post late at night folks Never stop posting and never apologize for your posts
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in the soviet union, retro future you!
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I can’t make heads or tails of the dunc trailer but it looks cool
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LesterGroans posted:Alice in Wonderland does that to me, but then I remember it kinda coasted off of Avatar's 3D success. Oh yeah that's the other one where I go how the gently caress did that make a bil.
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Alice in Wonderland also came at a time when Johnny Depp was still one of the most popular actors on the planet.Collateral posted:Explain the difference between terrorist and international criminal mastermind? One gets tax breaks, the other drone strikes.
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Matty is so consistently wrong https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ahNgjVcq4sA
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I've already complained about it in GenChat, but that trailer is extremely disappointing. They've completely misunderstood the appeal of the property.
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Atrocious Joe posted:Matty is so consistently wrong Oh my god this looks so loving stupid 
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Atrocious Joe posted:Matty is so consistently wrong Didnt realize Telltale were back making games
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Even if the music and vibes were right do people really enjoy that fuckin videogame cinema style?? That Spirits Within poo poo barely flew in 2001 when it was supposed to look good. Guess its a good way to get something out cheap. poo poo looks embarrassing.
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